John 8:32 (NKJV), “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Perhaps one of the greatest revelations a believer can receive and live by, is that the truth they know, is the truth that will set them free and keep them free. God’s Word is alive and extremely powerful for those who make the choice to embrace it and live by it. That’s because the written Word holds the life of God’s Spirit within it. This life is full of His supernatural wisdom and power and is immediately activated when it’s received, believed, and acted upon. We were never expected to have a casual approach to God’s Word, or a ‘hands-off’ reverential respect for it, where we admire it from an emotionally detached approach. Even the prophets of old, treasured the value of God’s Word, as they hungrily and eagerly consumed it - through knowing it’s truth and having it permeate every part of their souls. For the New Testament Believer, we have an added dimension to God’s Word, those prophets longed to enjoy. It’s a personal relationship with the Person of the Word - Jesus Christ! Look at what John 1:14 says about Him: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”. Jesus is the Word of God and He is full of truth! The more we become intimately acquainted with the written Word, through the Holy Spirit, the more we become intimately acquainted with the Person of Jesus! He is our freedom. Freedom from sin and all its destructive and deadly consequences. As we keep meditating on the truth of God’s Word, we understand the reality of who we are in Him. We see a true reflection of who He made us to be - in our spirit-man. When we know we are righteous and blessed, and fully able to live in an inseparable relationship with the Lord - all thoughts of doubt and fear are driven out of our lives. This has an enormous effect on the way we live our everyday lives. Instead of going through the day without purpose or being weighed down with worry, or being entangled with the affairs of the world, we live full of God’s love for us. His joy and peace flow freely from our spirits like a mighty river, and His wisdom guides us in every choice and action. James 1:25 says, “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.” As you intimately know the Word today, you will walk in the life of freedom and blessing He paid for you to enjoy!